Piriac-sur-Mer
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Piriac-sur-Mer (INSEE 44125) is in Loire-Atlantique (44), part of CA de la Presqu'île de Guérande Atlantique (Cap Atlantique). Population 2,685 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 63/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 7,827 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.47 | 25 | 11.83 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.49 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE OLIVIER · AU FOURNIL DU PORT). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L OLIVIER). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CITY). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (LA PIRIACAISE). [3,4]
14 × Restaurant (RS PIRIAC SUR MER · TM DEVELOPPEMENT · L'ILE DU METS · CREPERIE DE KEROMAN · L'IZAROZ). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (L'EQUIPAGE · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE - BRASSERIE DE LA STATION · LE TRANSAT CAFE · HOTEL KER LEHN BAR RESTAURANT LA PLAGE · AU 17 BIS). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CAP-HORNIERS · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE DDEC). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTOPHE GERBAUD, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PIRIAC). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (PIRIAC SUR MER AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PIRIAC). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAGE SAINT MICHEL · SITE DE LERAT). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (UN HAIR DE PIRIAC). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA PLAGE - BRASSERIE DE LA STATION · RESTAURANT LE CASTELLI - HOTEL DE LA POSTE). [3,4]
10 × Campsite (LE BOIS DE BAYADENE · DOMAINE DE POULDROIT · CAMPING LES BOUTONS D'OR · CAMPING LE CLOS-MAROT · CAMPING MON CALME). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE OLIVIER · AU FOURNIL DU PORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | L OLIVIER | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CITY | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | LA PIRIACAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 14 | RS PIRIAC SUR MER · TM DEVELOPPEMENT · L'ILE DU METS · CREPERIE DE KEROMAN · L'IZAROZ | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | L'EQUIPAGE · HOTEL DE LA PLAGE - BRASSERIE DE LA STATION · LE TRANSAT CAFE · HOTEL KER LEHN BAR RESTAURANT LA PLAGE · AU 17 BIS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES CAP-HORNIERS · ECOLE NOTRE DAME DU ROSAIRE DDEC | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CHRISTOPHE GERBAUD, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE PIRIAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | PIRIAC SUR MER AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE PIRIAC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAGE SAINT MICHEL · SITE DE LERAT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | UN HAIR DE PIRIAC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL DE LA PLAGE - BRASSERIE DE LA STATION · RESTAURANT LE CASTELLI - HOTEL DE LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 10 | LE BOIS DE BAYADENE · DOMAINE DE POULDROIT · CAMPING LES BOUTONS D'OR · CAMPING LE CLOS-MAROT · CAMPING MON CALME | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 2,173 (2012) → 2,685 (2023): 23.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 1,442 (1990) → 2,685 (2023): 86.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,189, of which 64.5 % second homes and 2.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Piriac-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Piriac-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Piriac-sur-Mer): 2.6 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Piriac-sur-Mer): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Piriac-sur-Mer): 0 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 5 days a year at or above 30 °C and 16 days at or below 0 °C, over 25 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the GUERANDE weather station, 13 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at GUERANDE, 13 km away at 4 m, over 25 summers. [10]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 119 days — about 6.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MESQUER, 6.9 km away at 3 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
350 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 356,500 € — 4,023 € per m² of built surface. [11]
39 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 186,000 € — 4,250 € per m². [11]
The median across Loire-Atlantique is 2,768 € per m², so this commune sits above it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-10— https://data.datatourisme.fr/49/6146ad5b-93b2-3b39-946f-7a1fe47019bf— “Marché de Piriac-sur-Mer”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 44125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 44125
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 252 km SE | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zonza | 2A | 1,118 km SE | 2,989 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 234 km SE | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 140 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 226 km N | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Pénestin | 56 | 13 km NE | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pénestin | 56 | 13 km NE | 2,085 | 70.9 | Served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 78 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 140 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 226 km N | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Much the same temperatures.summer 90 % · winter 91 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 234 km SE | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 252 km SE | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zonza | 2A | 1,118 km SE | 2,989 | 74 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Piriac-sur-Mer's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 140 km N | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Erquy | 22 | 139 km N | 3,974 | 53.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 169 km N | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Fréhel | 22 | 140 km N | 1,611 | 58.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Barre-de-Monts | 85 | 64 km SE | 2,367 | 62.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Névez | 29 | 106 km NW | 2,795 | 54.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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